TEDxGR 2015: 4 talks challenge perceptions of racism, gender, disability

Garret Ellison
mlive

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Knowing signs of mental illness helps prevent suicides

Bill Stanczykiewicz
http://www.courier-journal.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2014/08/15/knowing-signs-mental-illness-helps-prevent-suicides/14114473/

African Anti-Gay Laws Challenge Health Care (Dubai)

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/

to read more, go to: http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/223997625

For Transgender People, a Good Doctor is Hard to Find

 Allison Bond
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com


*more here

ezs note: When seeing a doctor for the first time, don't be afraid to ask.  Like what school she/he went to.  Like how much coursework in transgender medicine was given as part of overall medicine.  If you don't ask, you are at their mercy!

Dear Abby | Transgender journey makes dating a challenge

Jeanne Phillips
http://www.kansascity.com/


*more here*

'Boy or girl?' As even younger kids challenge gender identity, schools try to adjust

 MARTHA IRVINE 

http://www.newser.com/

ezs note:  It's about halfway down, so you might miss it.  One study showed 1 to 1.6 percent of middle to high schoolers were either gender variant or transgender - a sharp increase from the average of the paleolithic times where 1 in 10,000 was considered "normal".

So much for principals calling us "freaks".

*more here*

Kids challenge gender identity earlier - and get support (seattletimes)

(more above)

Meeting the challenge of a transgender child (Chicago Tribune)

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David Cameron: A celebration - and a challenge for us all (The Independent[UK])